v1.0.5

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[v1.0.5] - macOS App Edition 🚀

Added

• Native macOS App Bundle: Created SecureTunnel.app for a native experience.
• GUI Launcher: New Swift-based launcher that handles administrator privileges via standard macOS dialogs.
• Status Bar Integration: Native 🔒 icon with live status (● Green for Active, ● Red for Paused).
• Log Visibility: Added "Show Logs" menu item to monitor VPN activity in real-time.
• Automatic Cleanup: The app now automatically detects and terminates old VPN processes on startup to prevent port conflicts (Port 1080).
• Smart Shutdown: Closing the app via "Quit" or Cmd+Q automatically stops all VPN services and restores network settings.

Changed

• Improved the build system to generate icons from emojis and package the full .app structure.

v.1.0.4

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[v1.0.4] - Smart Notifications 🧠

Added

• Smart Notification Deduplication: Notifications are now only triggered for new unique trackers.
  • A persistent history file (seen_trackers.txt) is created in the project folder to remember previously blocked domains.
  • Prevents repetitive notifications from the same tracker while keeping the user informed of new threats.
• Dynamic Path Resolution: The application locates its data files relative to the executable path, ensuring reliability regardless of the launch directory.

1.0.3

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Added

• Global Tracker Blocklist Expansion: Added hundreds of new domains including:
  • Mobile Push: OneSignal, Braze, Urban Airship.
  • Product Analytics: Amplitude, Heap, Pendo, Mixpanel.
  • Data Brokers: Adobe Demdex, Oracle BlueKai, Acxiom.
  • Enterprise Monitoring: New Relic, Datadog.
  • Social Tracking: TikTok Ads, Snapchat Pixel, Pinterest Pixel.
• Native macOS Notifications: You now receive a notification when a tracker is blocked.
  • Includes a 30-second cooldown to prevent spam on heavy sites.
  • Sound effect ("Pop") for auditory feedback.

1.0.2

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Interactive Pause/Resume and fixes

v1.0.1

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Bug fixed & improved UI